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I totally agree with this. I was denied since my heels were too thin and I had a red Chinese dress on. So I had to change into some ugly boots just to get in. The people behind me were denied as well because her heels were too thin but they were dance shoes. We had a conversation about how she was wearing a corset and she was dressed in a lovely long black dress with a slit to the side (very beautiful, wish I got a picture) and in the end, she got denied which was a waste of time of standing in line. My sister had a dress that was apparently "too short", which was barely above her knees and when I got in, I saw girls who had dress that where mid-thigh high. There were also girls who had way thinner heels than myself or the woman behind me had on. It's probably safe to say that I won't be attending the ball next year if there is no consistency to the rules. The first and last Black and White Ball I will see.

Not sure what happened on Friday about registration. The process didn't start up til 9 am, even though it was suppose to open up at 8 am.

I agree that there should be a separate line for those who want one day badges and a weekend badge for at least Friday and Saturday. 2013's wait line for a badge was about a five hour wait if you got there around 7:30. My boyfriend was in line until 12:00. Thank goodness he got a weekend badge but for those who were getting a one day pass, half the day is already gone. Especially if you get there around noon and it's still a five hour wait, it's not even worth coming to Fanime. So essentially there would be a line for pre-reg, a line for at-con registration for full weekend, a line for one day pass, and a line for special badges like dealers or artists.

I also remembered that there were only five computers being used and eventually it went down to four. The tables were huge as well and maybe up to 10 laptops could have been used.

People can say that they could get it at alchemy but that's a good four miles away from fanime. I wouldn't want to walk that and who knows when the shuttle will come to pick us up. Maybe if there was an online shuttle schedule, like how they have an app for buses/subways. That or have your own car to get to clockwork alchemy. But if the lines are as long as they were this past year, I'm going to get a car and pick up at clockwork.

Can we buy half-weekend badges on Friday or Saturday or do we have to wait for Sunday to come around? I already pre-registered but my boyfriend is coming fro Sunday/Monday only so I was wondering how this worked. I was also wondering if he were to volunteer, how would that work? Would he work for five hours and get a one day reimbursement? Since it's not the full weekend, I don't see that he needs to work all twenty hours? Thanks!

Ok thank you very much for your time in replying back. LoL thanks for the fun fact! :D

So I still understand one part to the Steampunk convention and Fanime. Is the early registration badge the only way to see both conventions? Or can we just go for one day at fanime and that one day good for both conventions as well? Or is the one day pass like Disneyland's one day, one park pass, if that makes sense?